Temple University Libraries Tips and Links

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Temple University Tips and Links

The content below on this web page consists of an Internet Archive
snapshot of the Temple University Index on the main University
website page. Addition of current links was not possible on library
guides. Therefore this link provides a site that has both the Internet Archive links in the text link and a web URL for the actual Temple Address for these departments, services and resources

Temple University's Teaching Learning Technology Roundtable (TLTR) consists of a diverse group that meets regularly and considers issues to provide advice to our President, Provost, constituencies and other TU leaders.

Our TLTR is designed to bring together people who would not otherwise work together on educational improvements (for example, technology leaders with faculty who are not yet enthusiastic users of technology for teaching).

The content below on this web page consists of an Internet Archive snapshot of the Temple University Index on the main University website page. Addition of current links was not possible on library guides. Therefore this link provides a site that has both the Internet Archive links in the text link and a web URL for the actual Temple Address for these departments, services and resources.

"Due primarily to the difficulty of obtaining ideal data, much remains unknown about how college majors are determined. We take advantage of longitudinal expectations data from the Berea Panel Study to provide new evidence about this issue, paying particular attention to the choice of whether to major in math and science. The data collection and analysis are based directly on a simple conceptual model which takes into account that, from a theoretical perspective, a student’s final major is best viewed as the end result of a learning process."

"The primary purpose of this study was to determine the influence of Career Discovery I, the first module in a computer-assisted program for career decision-making, on the stability of the choice of college majors. This study sought to determine whether any differences existed in the stability of college majors between students who entered a Research-Extensive University with undeclared majors, used Career Discovery I, and declared a major by the end of the first semester of enrollment and students who entered the same University with declared majors and did not use Career Discovery I during the investigation. "

"The most important piece of advice in this article follows this sentence, so please make note of it and repeat it to yourself as often as you need as you read this article and make decisions regarding choosing a major in college. Are you ready for it?

The advice:

Don't panic

I know it's easier said than done, but I can't tell you how many students I have advised since the time that I have been a professor that seem in a state of panic if they are uncertain of their major, let alone a career. Choosing a major, thinking about a career, getting an education -– these are the things college is all about.

Yes, there are some students who arrive on campus and know exactly their major and career ambitions, but the majority of students do not, thus there is no need to rush into a decision about your major as soon as you step on campus. "

Choosing a College Major: For Love or for the Money?
December 5, 2004
By DAVID KOEPPEL
New York Times

"College should be about stretching yourself and discovering who you are and what you want," Ms. Steinfeld said. "Schools should not become factories. There are hundreds of majors out there, and it's almost always amistake to base the decision on money alone."